"Multilingualism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to speak, read, or write several languages or many languages with some facility. Bilingualism is the most common form. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019303
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.423.452
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Multilingualism".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Multilingualism".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Multilingualism" by people in Profiles.
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Boutsen FR, Dvorak JD, Deweber DD. Prosody and Spoken Word Recognition in Early and Late Spanish-English Bilingual Individuals. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2017 03 01; 60(3):712-724.
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Hsieh E. Not just "getting by": factors influencing providers' choice of interpreters. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Jan; 30(1):75-82.
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Hsieh E, Pitaloka D, Johnson AJ. Bilingual health communication: distinctive needs of providers from five specialties. Health Commun. 2013; 28(6):557-67.
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Hsieh E, Kramer EM. Medical interpreters as tools: dangers and challenges in the utilitarian approach to interpreters' roles and functions. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Oct; 89(1):158-62.
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Castro Y, Businelle MS, Correa-Fernández V, Kendzor DE, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW. Associations between indicators of acculturation and tobacco dependence among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers. Addict Behav. 2012 Oct; 37(10):1101-8.
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Seidelman RD, Bachner YG. That I won't translate! Experiences of a family medical interpreter in a multicultural environment. Mt Sinai J Med. 2010 Jul-Aug; 77(4):389-93.
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Hsieh E, Hong SJ. Not all are desired: providers' views on interpreters' emotional support for patients. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Nov; 81(2):192-7.
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Hsieh E, Ju H, Kong H. Dimensions of trust: the tensions and challenges in provider--interpreter trust. Qual Health Res. 2010 Feb; 20(2):170-81.
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Hsieh E. Provider-interpreter collaboration in bilingual health care: competitions of control over interpreter-mediated interactions. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Feb; 78(2):154-9.
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Hsieh E. "I am not a robot!" Interpreters' views of their roles in health care settings. Qual Health Res. 2008 Oct; 18(10):1367-83.